Lot 124
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DONALD SULTAN | Streetlight - Blue Streetlight March 11, 1982

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Donald Sultan
  • Streetlight - Blue Streetlight March 11, 1982
  • each signed and titled on the reverse 
  • oil, graphite, plaster and tar on Masonite, in 2 parts
  • Overall: 97 1/4 by 48 5/8 in. 247 by 123.5 cm.
  • Executed in 1982.

Provenance

Blum Helman Gallery, New York 
Sotheby's, New York, 8 November 1989, Lot 66
Private Collection, Japan
Christie's, New York, 17 March 1993, Lot 158
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. Under close inspection there is wear and handling to the edges including minor scattered pigment losses throughout. Variations in surface texture and color are inherent to the artist's working method and chosen medium. A superficial layer of dust has adhered to surface. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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